Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female in Guatemala
Guatemala: Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female was 88.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female in Guatemala, 1975–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female in Guatemala stood at 88.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.6% on the previous year and up 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female in Guatemala peaked at 94.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 32.8%, in 1975.
That places Guatemala 98th out of 164 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 32.8% | — |
| 1976 | 37.3% | +13.7% |
| 1977 | 37.8% | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 42.5% | +12.4% |
| 1999 | 54.0% | +27.1% |
| 2000 | 48.7% | -9.9% |
| 2001 | 58.8% | +20.9% |
| 2004 | 60.8% | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 62.0% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 61.7% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 64.0% | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 78.8% | +23.1% |
| 2009 | 67.9% | -13.9% |
| 2010 | 70.7% | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 65.4% | -7.5% |
| 2012 | 66.8% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 71.5% | +6.9% |
| 2014 | 74.4% | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 79.2% | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 86.3% | +8.9% |
| 2018 | 72.9% | -15.5% |
| 2019 | 78.1% | +7.1% |
| 2020 | 94.6% | +21.2% |
| 2021 | 89.3% | -5.6% |
| 2022 | 82.1% | -8.0% |
| 2023 | 88.3% | +7.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 36.0% | 32.8% | 37.8% | 3 |
| 1990s | 48.2% | 42.5% | 54.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 62.8% | 48.7% | 78.8% | 8 |
| 2010s | 73.9% | 65.4% | 86.3% | 9 |
| 2020s | 88.6% | 82.1% | 94.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
More education data for Guatemala
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 122,548 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 247,917 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 335,306 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 328,468 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.13 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.42 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.3948 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1317 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female in Guatemala?
- Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female in Guatemala was 88.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 94.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.8% in 1975.
- How does Guatemala rank for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female?
- Guatemala ranks 98th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release